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(last update: 05/November/2011)

6th World Sudoku Championship & 20th World Puzzle Championship + 11th 24-Hour Puzzle Championship

6-15 November, 2011 – Eger, Hungary

 

6th November (Sunday)

All day – transfer from Budapest

19:00–    WSC–opening ceremony and dinner

Every night: cards and logical puzzles in the lobby and in the bar - sponsored by the Piatnik.

 

7th November (Monday)

7:00–9:00            Breakfast

9:00–10:15          WSC–questioning time

10:30–10:40        WSC – Official opening

10:40–11:40        WSC – Individual Round (Part1, Part2)

11:50–13:30        Lunch

13:40–16:05        WSC – Individual Rounds (Part3, Part4, Part5)

for the first time in WSC history: we'll have an open day where amateur players (inclunding some under 14, some over 60)
will have a seat in the same competition hall
, and they results will be compared to the official players

16:10–16:50        Coffee break

16:55–18:30        WSC – Team Rounds (Part6, Part7)

19:00–21:00        Dinner

21:00–23:00        Evening additional program (Pop-Rock Quiz á la Jeopardy)

 

8th November (Tuesday)

7:00–9:00            Breakfast

9:00–11:50          WSC – Individual Rounds (Part8, Part9, Part10)

12:00–13:40        Lunch

13:50–15:15        WSC – Indicidual Rounds (Part11, Part12)
15:20–16:00       
Coffee break

16:05–17:05        WSC – Team Round (Part 13)

Parallel transfer from Budapest for those who're arriving only for the WPC

17:30–18:00        Protesting (only for the top players, who have chance to be in the Playoff)

                                Additional program (Sudoku on tables)
18:15–19:15        WSC–Playoff

19:30–21:00        Dinner

21:00–23:00        Questioning time for WPC (Part 1)

 

9th November (Wednesday)

7:00–9:00            Breakfast

9:00–9:30          WPC–questioning time (Part 2 - if it needs)

9:30–10:45        Sightseeing city-tour in Eger

12:00–13:40        Lunch

13:45–                  Outside tour with photo session + WSC Award Ceremony + Dinner in a winecellar

 

10th November (Thursday)

7:00–9:00            Breakfast

Parallel – transfer to Budapest for those who arrived only for the WSC

9:00–12:00          WPC – Individual Rounds (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3)

Parallel – General Assembly of the WPF

12:10–13:40        Lunch

13:50–15:40        WPC – Individual Rounds (Part 4, Part 5)

Parallel – General Assembly of the WPF

15:40–16:30        Coffee break
16:30–18:30        WPC – Team Rounds (Part 6, Part 7)

19:00–21:00        Dinner

21:00–23:00        Evening additional program (Crossword-puzzle Championship)
Sponsored by the IQ Press Ltd., the publisher of the Füles Magazine

 

11th November (Friday)

7:00–9:00            Breakfast

9:00–11:55          WPC – Individual Rounds (Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11 - Magic 11)

Parallel – General Assembly of the WPF (if needed)

12:05–13:30        Lunch

13:40–16:10        WPC – Individual Rounds (Part 12, Part 13)
16:10–17:30        Coffee break
17:30–18:30        WPC – Individual Rounds (Part 14 - Best of WPC)
19:00–21:00        Dinner

21:00–23:00        Evening additional program (Puzzles are left out of the championships…)

 

12th November (Saturday)

7:00–9:00            Breakfast

9:00–10:00          WPC – Team Round (Part 15)

11:00–12:00        WPC–Play off

12:15–13:45        Lunch

14:00–19:00        Free time (football game, etc.)

19:30–                  WPC Awards Ceremony and Dinner

                                Including River Country Band concert (remember for 1999), Karaoke Show (remember for 2005)

 

13th November (Sunday)

7:00–9:00            Breakfast

All day – transfer to Budapest for those who won't stay for the 11th 24-Hours Puzzle Championship.

Free time for the puzzle-marathonist

17:30–18:30        24HPC - Questioning time

19:00–21:00        Dinner


14th November (Monday)

7:00–9:00            Breakfast

9:00–                    Puzzling for 24 hours


15th November (Tuesday)

         –9:00            Fininshing the puzzles parts

11:00–11:30        24HPC - Award Ceremony

11:30–13:00        Lunch
13:00-            Departure from the hotel